# CVE-2026-22386: Ahmad WP Job Portal broken access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22386-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-ahmad-wp-job-portal-wp-job  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-29. Updated: 2026-10-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-22386 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-10-29

WP Job Portal is a WordPress plugin used to create and manage job listings and applications on websites. A missing authorization vulnerability allows users with basic subscriber privileges to access pages and perform actions they should not be permitted to, such as viewing other people's data, potentially exposing sensitive job applicant information.

Technologies: [Ahmad WP Job Portal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wp-job-portal). Vendors: [Ahmad](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ahmad).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-22386 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22386 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-22386?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 29 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ahmad WP Job Portal through 2.7.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22386?** Yes: fixed in 2.7.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-22386 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-22386?** Check whether you run Ahmad WP Job Portal at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.7.2

## Technical details

The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality, implementing broken access control. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level privileges can exploit incorrectly configured access control checks to access restricted pages and perform unauthorized actions. A patch is available in version 2.7.2.

## Affected products

- Ahmad WP Job Portal through 2.7.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29: disclosed
- 2026-10-29: patched: version 2.7.2 released

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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